One of the biggest storylines surrounding the upcoming 2017 NFL draft has been in regards to the quarterback position. While the general consensus says that North Carolina’s Mitchell Trubisky, Clemson’s Deshaun Watson, Texas Tech’s Patrick Mahomes and Notre Dame’s Deshone Kizer could all potentially find themselves selected in the first round, there’s no clear-cut No. 1 prospect.

The group features passers with varying size and skill sets with each having big question marks surrounding their pro potential. This means that teams will need to decide which quarterback is best suited for their style of offense, as opposed to simply taking who they believe is the most talented of the bunch.

According to Benoit, Trubisky – who is projected by many to be the first passer selected – would be best suited in the Buffalo Bills offense.

Rick Dennison will likely run a remedial version of Shanahan’s scheme for Tyrod Taylor. The upside with Dennison’s scheme is that it often puts the quarterback on the move by design, via rollouts and bootlegs. That’s a good way to smooth Trubisky’s developmental process. When a QB is on the move he’s reading only half the field; pocket mechanics aren’t a factor, and he can rely more on his athletic instinct. That’s where Trubisky thrives.

Trubisky, who stands 6-foot-2, 222-pounds, has just one season of starting experience after replacing Marquise Williams as the Tarheels’ signal caller in 2016. He quickly emerged into one of the nation’s best quarterbacks, completing 68-percent of his passes for 3,748 yards, throwing 30 touchdowns and six interceptions, adding 308 rushing yards and five scores on the ground.

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He’s got ideal size, a compact and quick delivery with the athleticism to make plays outside of the pocket. Coming out of a spread offense, there are concerns that Trubisky will need time to develop, especially when taking his limited experience into consideration. However, his mobility, arm strength and quick decision making make him a nice fit in a West Coast Offense that is based on quick short-to-intermediate passes that rely on the wide receivers to create additional yards-after-catch.

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Starting quarterback Tyrod Taylor thrived in a similar system under former offensive coordinators Greg Roman and Anthony Lynn, that utilized him on a lot of bootlegs and rollouts so he didn’t have to regularly read the entire field from the pocket.

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Buffalo has one of the NFL’s best rushing attacks, leading the league in that department for the last two seasons, so if Trubisky were the Bills’ choice, he wouldn’t be expected to carry the offense by himself.